On F5 BIG-IP 16.1.x versions prior to 16.1.2.2, 15.1.x versions prior to 15.1.5.1, 14.1.x versions prior to 14.1.4.6, 13.1.x versions prior to 13.1.5, and all 12.1.x and 11.6.x versions, undisclosed requests may bypass iControl REST authentication. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-1388 is classified as CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function. A sensitive function can be reached without authenticating at all.
CVE-2022-1388 is recorded against 11 packages.
Published on 5 May 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. Record sourced from NVD.
packetstormsecurity.com
packetstormsecurity.com
packetstormsecurity.com
support.f5.com
www.secpod.com
packetstormsecurity.com
packetstormsecurity.com
packetstormsecurity.com
support.f5.com
www.secpod.com
www.cisa.gov
big-ip-access-policy-manager has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function) in other software:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| big-ip-access-policy-manager | 16.1.0 | 16.1.2.2 |
| big-ip-advanced-firewall-manager | 16.1.0 | 16.1.2.2 |
| big-ip-analytics | 16.1.0 | 16.1.2.2 |
| big-ip-application-acceleration-manager | 16.1.0 | 16.1.2.2 |
| big-ip-application-security-manager | 16.1.0 | 16.1.2.2 |
| big-ip-domain-name-system | 16.1.0 | 16.1.2.2 |
| big-ip-fraud-protection-service | 16.1.0 | 16.1.2.2 |
| big-ip-global-traffic-manager | 16.1.0 | 16.1.2.2 |
| big-ip-link-controller | 16.1.0 | 16.1.2.2 |
| big-ip-local-traffic-manager | 16.1.0 | 16.1.2.2 |
| big-ip-policy-enforcement-manager | 16.1.0 | 16.1.2.2 |
References
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